The Biking in California Looks Incredible
Golden State Journey, from director KC Deane, producer Greg Jacobs, and the manufacturer Canyon Cycles, is a mountain-bike tour through the state’s high peaks, deserts, foothills, and rugged coastline.
View ArticleA Lesson in Finding Beauty Everywhere
Practice of Creativity, from filmmaker Annabel Lee, is a portrait of photographer Patricia van Hanswijck de Jonge, who documents surfers on the shores of Southern California.
View ArticleThe Mountain Guides to Call for Your Next Trip
Hiring a guide is the first good decision you can make while planning a big mountain objective. Not only will you be led into the best zones and safely escorted up and down the smartest routes, but you...
View ArticleCan't-Miss Bike Festivals for Every Type of Rider
It doesn’t matter if you’re a longtime rider or a total newbie at these bike festivals, the perks of being there are numerous—you can stock up on the latest gear (many festivals offer bike demos as...
View ArticleThe Shootings that Shook Malibu Creek State Park
The campground at Malibu Creek State Park, 25 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, can feel like the most peaceful place on earth. Tucked into a canyon halfway between the celebrityvilles of...
View ArticleShould You Get the Ikon, the Epic, or Another Ski Pass?
Walking up to the lift-ticket counter at a ski resort and buying a ticket for the day is like strolling into the airport and saying, “I’d like to buy a ticket to Denver, please.” Nobody does that...
View ArticleThe Most Fun Fall Festivals in the U.S.
We get it—summer gets all the festival glory. But the celebrations don’t quit just because the temperature drops. Toss on a few extra layers, then head out to stuff your face with tacos and tequila,...
View ArticleHas Overtourism Killed Big Sur?
As noon fog settled over the iconic Bixby Bridge on California’s Highway 1 in Big Sur on July 4, about 100 people were celebrating Independence Day by taking subtle variations of the same photo. They...
View ArticleHow Much Would You Pay for the Perfect Instagram Photo?
We’ve all seen those artfully framed shots of the same places that show up on our feeds time and time again: bright blue Lake Louise surrounded by high peaks or the Colorado River winding around...
View ArticleWhere to Ski This Season
Planning a ski trip can be tricky. With so many enticing alternatives—California or Colorado? Utah or Quebec? Vermont or British Columbia?—it’s tough to know which resort to commit to. And given...
View ArticleDirtbags Were the Original Craft-Beer Influencers
Steve Gumble’s friend would not shut up about this awesome microbrewery he’d found on his last trip to Fort Collins, Colorado. “He either went to Fort Collins to mountain bike or hear Phish play,” says...
View ArticleAfter a Hard Diagnosis, One Athlete Learns to Soften Up
The worst part about paddling Uganda’s Murchison Falls section of the White Nile wasn’t the rapids, even though the 50 miles of Class V whitewater is bookended by a pair of unrunnable waterfalls. It...
View ArticleVisit the Most Haunted Campgrounds in the U.S.
The campfire is out, it’s dark outside your tent, and you hear something rustle in the woods. You know it’s probably nothing, but your body is on alert. Then, as a moonlit shadow slowly passes over...
View Article5 Bird-Watching Festivals You Can Go to This Fall
Every fall, more than 300 bird species across North America migrate south for the winter, an event affected as much by a bird’s location and breeding timeline as it is by the changing climate. Not only...
View ArticleWhy Southern California's Wildfires Are Inevitable
A fast-moving wildfire in Los Angeles produced dramatic footage on Monday, as it grew from one acre to 30 in under an hour. Some experts think the fire is likely a preview of the dangerous conditions...
View ArticleThe 50 Best Places to Work in 2019
1. TDA_Boulder Location: Boulder, Colorado Focus: Full-service advertising agency Number of employees: 21 Average salary: $103,000 Vacation time: Three weeks paid time off (PTO) to start Perks:...
View Article7 Late Fall Weekend Trips for Under $300
Come fall, summer crowds and peak-season prices become a thing of the past. Take a weekend getaway now and you’ll be treated to lower, off-season rates on lodging, plus empty trails, uncrowded sights,...
View ArticleHow Cheap Robots Are Transforming Ocean Exploration
The robot was born out of a treasure hunt. It all started in 2010, when Eric Stackpole was a promising young engineer designing satellite technology as an intern at NASA’s Ames Research Center in...
View ArticleFact-Checking Trump's Tweets on the California Fires
On Sunday, while Southern California’s wildland firefighters dug line on the 10,000-acre Maria Fire and residents returned to their homes following mandatory evacuations, President Trump exercised his...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Death Valley National Park Travel Guide
Like many people, I assumed a lot about central California’s Death Valley National Park before visiting for the first time in 2015: that it was completely dry, utterly devoid of life, and composed of...
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